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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-03-13, Page 65erb e ea *from page SA Once :ordering herbs from an herb catalogue, she said the herb garden "mushroomed" o from there. said she visits nurseries to look herbsshe many not have planted. "From there it just ;got away from ,epi" And i' nce: her, garden had expanded to three times the size it was, she said she: realized there were too many herbs for she, and her husband to eat, so she opened her garden 'to the ubhc. ""erbs, are s friendly. They ata mice to have out" there.' She said it was nice to have the smell of the herbsin the air while working with. them. "Itts such .anice place to be out there. They are always giving off • a fragrance." And this fra- grance, she ` said, draws more bees, hummingbirds and butter- flies each year. y to look'after-. hey are so easy t ' look After," she said ,of the herbs, addingthat .herbs are "hearty" perennials, which means they will grow back year after year. She also made note of the natural health benefits of herbs, such as blending certain herbs together. such as lovage,. for a salt substitute for those on .a low -salt: diet, and using parsley forbreath. fresh Oen usuallyfrom June until October, Janson said she has met a lot of great ,ole who come to to the Se :Judea. dea.. People from onto or lchr an vac uionin8 in. Bayfield cornout to walk around the garden to pick and decide what they want. "They. seem to really enjoy ..it here," she adding that many often spend an hour or two wandering finding different herbs they have never heard of. Summer • lotime fir ,f oI song wltais h k wusy rk ,g . s her herb garden also kelps busy with other crop work and home shows. The horses are part of their TanglewocK1 Fates .which she said got its name from the fact that "o -we have a tangled: bunch of enterprises here? -She rideshorses in western shows and gives lessons and also' uses the horse . manure for fertilizer on herbrganic gardens. While the summerkeeps her brisy, the winter gives her a chance to slow down -and to plan new things for her garden. in..the summer. sP°Sometimes it n Wer. turns out pin .summer as f .planned for it in winter," she said. Herbs found in the Secret Garden include sage, parsley,. chives, rosemary, French tar - ragout spearmint, lovage and two types of oregano. Dairy Farmers of Ontario .(DFO) reported marketngs of 2361 billion litres ,of milk for the fiscal year "ending October 31, 1995,. The figure represents an increase of 46 million litres, or 2.0 per cent, from previous year. For this milk, DFO billed processors $1.3. billion. The organization retained $51.5, nui1i n for 8. milk -transportation,$. $ nr�ailbon for ad' ♦nnistratiou • of the marketin Sys- tem, "$29.8 million for .market expansion and about $118,000 to support the Dairy Science Research Chair, In addition, DFO collected from ; producers on in 1 behalf of the: federal. government $40,6 million in levies to cover .the costs of exporting surplus slum milk powder and $18.6 million to cover the export of surplus product. The organization also. collected $1.4 million • for the Ontario Dairy Herd Improvement Corporation in. support of milk recording programs ..The $1:15 billion bal- ance - ance waspaid .to about 8,000 licenced dairy farms in Ontario which sup- port more than 13,000 families. Dairy Farmers ofOntario i da non-profit dairy farmer organization • that represents all milk pro- ducers in Ontario and is totally financed by them. Win Pig ea* C '°P '91* 0.64109 OlAtaprt' IBIACKHOEING Farms Drainage eptio Tanks 0 Weeper I3eds Basements Floalt6 Goderich 529 7S Nn Chicks -Syed or Mixed Also .. 'Turkeys � Ducks -Gies • ORDER BEFORE FOR.. PICKUP April 15/96 Fri, May 3/96 May 15/96 Fri, May 31196: Feeders Waterers, etc available r +�:•:': L.:d:L•x•Y:•.;• rix r..,:'•::,,}::r0(:,+:4?:•\•:iq,,:{{.. x•�ikiLr,•:•h:.:{.7c•}h }:•:•' x•}'!.•, Your Dealer For all Commodities * Soymeal * Soy Plus * By Products * All Grains s:•."a?i•L'��� ��v,`.� �'`�',•'<�fi<{z„t`?��:��:�i�`:�rk'i moi: Complete line of Baler twines -00 Compare our low`" 1996 Prices •:•. xr.::..:,.,•::+. ,,.rti:int•:..: ess•;r.•. •: x•:. _r?.::x•: ••:•a:_S4tr){;+.•,�.,. .ti. ..y:.�Y.-: u••};.,•.�;;:�:;r "'•,` ':C,�:L.;;?yw,,:::a :'•':• ::rL^>:.+•.•t.•.:.�•rat;;.;{.:...,gx'.^•.•: *:,•���,.Y:::.::,T.�.::..: h : : r.,.:;+.•.:•.:..• w. • Complete 1►ne of SHUR-GAIN Feeds and Animal Health Products our Fume. For -- RGAII t Foods HENDERSON (::iWWW W ASK ABOUT ;OUR PET FOOD VALUE CARD Buy 10 Units of any of our Bird Seed, `Pet Foods, or Pet Supplies and redeive your next purchase of above "FREE": NO TIME UMIt ON PET FOOD VALUE CARD. ::M W.V.V Y.v., ..,:xr v...:,WnW nv+. SSW9. CANNON SII ALTON >`�519.529-7951 529-3133 519 887-6023 I: 800 5655.675 ,